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An Act promoting the placement of foster children with family members and preventing discrimination against potential foster parents based on irrelevant convictions

Filed by Joan Meschino  ·  192nd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H256  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD3135

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2021-03-29HouseReferred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
2021-03-29SenateSenate concurred
2021-06-04JointHearing scheduled for 06/15/2021 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2021-06-23JointHearing scheduled for 07/07/2021 from 09:30 AM-01:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2022-01-27HouseReporting date extended to Thursday June 2, 2022, pending concurrence
2022-03-24SenateSenate concurred
2022-07-06HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
2022-07-31HouseRules suspended
2022-07-31HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2023-01-03HouseNo further action taken

Public hearings

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2021-06-15Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted
2021-07-07Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableChildren, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.